SEPTEMBER 22, 2007: WEDDING DRESS SHOPPING IN MONROE

NATALIE AND HER COUSIN CARLIE

Natalie and I had lunch with my cousin, Charlotte, and her daughter, Carlie, at the mall.

CUTE ONE, UH?
Looks like Carlie is telling Natalie a really sad story...

NATALIE AND CARLIE 19 MONTHS AGO! WHAT A DIFFERENCE!

Carlie is my cousin's baby girl. And she will probably be the only cousin Natalie will have close to her age. She was born 5 months after Natalie. Carlie's mom, Charlotte, is my first cousin. We grew up close and have stayed pretty close over the years. Charlotte got married for the first time almost 5 years ago. I photographed her wedding as a wedding gift. Then three years later I captured her newborn session. I went to her house in Downsville. Carlie was a 4 weeks old, but was probably still less than 5 lbs. Natalie went with me. The above collage is a collage that I made for Natalie's first year of life slideshow. It has images of both Natalie and Carlie wearing this sweet outfit with matching bonnet/hats. The front of the outfit read: "Thank Heaven for Little Girls." Charlotte was very thankful for a little girl. She had wanted a long time to have a baby of her own. She has had two step sons since she married Marlon so she was really ready for girl. God is so Good!

Natalie in the wedding shop. If you look close you see her hand prints on the mirror. I am sure they were glad to see her leave.
This one looks like she is saying "I love myself this much!" Who knows what she was really thinking. This is just what I got when I asked her to get up there so I could take photographs of her so I could have some of her here at the wedding store for her blog. Brittany says you were not going to put those you took of me are you? Of course, not! You'll have to wait until May 31st to see those images!

I think she is really in love with herself. It looks a "tongue" kiss going on in this one!
And finally, I got a sit-down-look-at-the-camera-cheesy smile!

Brittany, her mom and the bridesmaids left here early to head for Monroe to go wedding shopping. I didn't get off until a little later. They had already went to the first store when I got to Monore. I was talking to Brittany on the phone and she told me that she liked two dresses at the first shop and they were getting ready to go to another one. I asked her did she bring her camera. She didn't. I told her I had mine. So while Natalie and I were eating lunch at the mall with my cousin, Brittany called and said that she had the one and wanted to me to come photograph her in it.

Now I wanted to see Brittany do some of the wedding shopping, but I didn't want to go to every store with them with "our Two-Year old". I had some some shopping that I wanted to do and exchange some shoes that I ordered from The Children's Place for Natalie that were too big. But when Brittany called I ate lunch quickly so that I could go see her and the dress. I did photograph her in it and Cari in the bridesmaid dress, but they changed their mind about the bridesmade dress and found a different one a David's Bridal. I am so glad that I got to see Brittany in the dress and take a few photos for her, but I am glad that I did go everywhere they went. One of the ladies at the shop made a comment about watching the little one...that she didn't want another torn veil. So it was a little stressful keeping her under control while we were in there. We (me and Natalie) went to Target. After they had lunch, they went to David's Bridal. I wasn't through at Target so I missed seeing the final dress they decided on there for the girls.

It was a very tiring day. But I am glad that I went and got to see Brittany in her dress. I almost cried. I will be sure and have plenty of tissue on May 31st.

That was some of the moments of Natalie's day on September 22, 2007. I didn't get to capture as much as would have liked. It very hard to keep up with a larger camera so I didn't get it out everytime. I have ordered a point and shoot camera so I hope to capture more of the little things soon. ---Natalie's Mimi